National Republican., 1887-11-16

school year Ia, OF course, not yet known,
but there is no reason TO suppose IL will ex-
ceed the average for the ten years last past
twas ehowp that the system Of manage
nCnt prevailing generally in other cities Of
this country was by board OF trustees In
conclusion the report states that after a
careful and extended investigation "of the
general subject Of the proper system OF
managing our public schools, the commit.
tee are OF the opinion that the exclusive eX-
eCutive control OF our schools, and Of the
instrumentallties incident to the conduct
thereof, should he lodged in board Of trus.
tees drawn from the body OF the people,
and that such board should be sufficiently
numerous to insure such detailed perform
ance OF inspection and other duties as will
practically and not theoretically cover the
entire District. Any supervising authority
to be exercised by the District commission
ers should be through their power Of ap-
pointment and removal Of the several
trustees; and SO as not to disturb
the general system OF moneyed
accountability provided by Congress for the
District, the custody and disbursement OF
all moneys should be left In their exclusive
control. But the executive management
OF the schools should be disassoclated from
political authority and It's necessarily COM
promising incidents and be entrusted to the
people, who share the expenses thereof
with the general government, and whose
children are to be educated therein.
"1n ibis way alone can the schools for any
extended period retain their hold upon the
support OF the general body Of our citizensi
without whose well sustained interest and
confidence their long continued prosperity
and success will be impossible"
The report was signed by the entire COM
mittee except one member absent from the
city.
The report was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. George Francis Dawson then read
steam railroads. The railroad his
tory Of the city, and the almost
continuous warfare Of its citizens against
the manner Of conducting the roads In the
District, was volumlnously reclted, aud the
summary OF the recommendations in the
report is as follows:
/. Locating union railroad passenger depot
at reservation H. ,(South of the capitoN.
2. Removal OF all present steam car tracks
west OF New Jersey avenue to the Long Bridge
on Virginia and Maryland avenues and Sixth
street
8. Pdrchnsc of present Baltimore and Poto-
mac depot building for use of District govern
ment
4. Removal of present Baltimore aud Ohio
within the northeast section OF the city.
8. The Baltimore and Potomac llue to enter
from the Eastern Branch, as at present, to
SeCOnu street east, ana lnenCe 10 curve from
X street southeast into reservation IL.
G. The Baltimore and Ohio branches to con-
meet north OF Boundary street, and, skirtlng
the eastern boundary of the city on tho sur.
face, connect with the Baltimore and Potomac
lire east OF Congressional Cemetery, aud reach
reservation II on said line, or. as an alterna-
tive, to reach said reservation by tnnneling
Capitol Hill under Fifth street east and North
Carolina avenue.
7. Southern connecting lines with Baltimore
and Potomac and Baltimore and Ohio TO curve
out OF reservation II 10 X street south, aud
thence by elevated road westwardly to Water
street and along Water street to the Long
Bridge.
S. Freight depois for southern connections
to be south of Maryland avenue at the Long
bridge; for Baltimore and Potomac. south OF
Canal street, near reservation IL, and for the
Baltimore and Ohio, north side of Boundary
street at head Of New York avenue, with priv
ilege of connecting line between Its Wash
ington and Metropolitan branches north OF
o. Conining all steam railroad tracks run.
ming at grade through the city TO space
thirty feet In width, with proper safeguards,
and heavy penalties for standing, street OBJ
10. Admitting other railroad companies here
after desiring to enter the city under like re-
strictions, by same routes, upon fair and
equitable terms.
The report was slgued G. B. Church,
chairman. Five hundred copies Of the re-
port were ordered printed, and on motion
Of Mr.. G. NJ. Robinson next Tuesday night
was set apart for special meeting TO con-
slider the report.
Mr.. Leetch read some correspondence
between association No. and the Colum-
bia Street Railroad Company relative to de-
fective arrangements IN the running sched-
ule, In which the company seemed to have
the facts on Its side.
The meeting adjourned at 1910.